DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WLIW-88.3, where it has been on the air for 13 years and numerous consecutive shows. This Gracie® Award-winning show (for “Best entertainment and information program on local public radio”), is produced and hosted by pet wellness advocate Tracie Hotchner. Each show features Tracie’s interviews with authors and pet experts from around the world, discussing far-ranging topics involving practical and philosophical issues regarding our relationships with dogs and cats.
The show broadcasts from the East End and reaches all across Long Island, into Southern Connecticut and Westchester.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
Saving Elderly Elephants in Japan
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (10-21-2017) #547: Marion Zola talks about her fun book ROMANCING THE DOG: THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE A POUND DOG HAPPY IN BEVERLY HILLS; Ulara Nakagawa, the organizer of Elephants in Japan, describes how her group is lobbying to save the 12 remaining elderly elephants living in solitary misery in private zoos across Japan; director Jacob Feiring discusses his documentary “Samantha’s Acrocats,” which will be shown at DOC NYC (and in a shortened version will be part in the 2nd annual NY Cat Film Festival).
